Question

What is the answer to this equation?

2 x(12 + 4) - 49 ?

Answer 1

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$\bold{Distribute\downarrow}\\ \bold{2x(12) + 2x(4) -49}\\ \bold{2x(12)=24x}\\ \bold{2x(4) =8x}\\ \bold{24x+8x-49}\\\\\bold{Combine\ your\ like\ terms \downarrow}\\\bold{(24x + 8) + (-49)}\\\bold{24x+8=32x}\\\bold{-49 =-49}\\\\\\ \\ \boxed{\bold{Possible\ answer\ \#1: 32x - 49}}\checkmark$

$\bold{Do\ PEMDAS\ to\ solve\downarrow}\\\bold{2(12+4) -49}\\\bold{12+4=16}\\\bold{2(16)-49}\\\bold{2(16)=32}\\\bold{32-49=-17}\\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \boxed{\bold{Possible\ answer\ \#2: -17}}}\checkmark$

$\bold{Note\downarrow}\\\bold{PEMDAS\ means......}\\\\\bold{Parentheses}\\\bold{Exponents} \\\bold{Multiplication}\\\bold{Division} \\\bold{Addition}\\\bold{Subtraction}$

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